Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

other. I’ve known my best friend Brittany since the 4th grade but we didn’t become friends immediately. Our first interaction was actually an argument over something I said about her hair. The following year at our 5th grade graduation, we found out that our moms were friends from college. When they began hanging out again, we were around each other more. Eventually we let the situation die and we became friends. Fast forward to now, Brittany is one of the two people I call a best friend.…

Change of perspective In the novel, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen we come across as a well told story where the characters are well drawn and supported. By observing the different encounters between Darcy and Elizabeth, we come to learn that she forms a prejudice against Mr. Darcy. Throughout the novel we see how these prejudices she has are ironic and even sometimes wrong and how he over comes his pride. In my essay I would like to look at three instances where we see how his actions are…

Grace Kelly, “screen legend”, “ fashion icon”, “one of the most beautiful women in the world”, and “fairytale princess”. Since her death in 1982 she still has her effect on the world today from her films and by the family she left here on Earth. She was born into a successful family in philadelphia, she was a very shy girl but she became an actor. At the age of 23 she went to hollywood and made 11 films in 3 ½ years. She modeled to pay for her acting but her film career only lasted 5 years.…

and celebrated American actress and filmmaker. Ex-wife of wealthy Hollywood star and producer, Brad Pitt and mother to six children (three children are adopted), Jolie is a woman of substance who is known for her work for humanitarian causes. She has been leading actress of many Hollywood hits - Tomb Raider, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Salt and Maleficent to name a few. She has been awarded Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and many other awards for her smashing…

In the essay, “The Death of the Moth,” author Virginia Woolf describes a detailed transition from abundant life to tranquil death. On the outside, one would be forgiven for not caring about the demise of a mere insect. The numerous distractions of everyday life seem to exceed the importance of a lady watching a bug pass away. In fact, these criticisms would certainly be valid for most articles on this topic. However, Woolf uses a complex vocabulary and detailed descriptions to add interest and…

Movie Review: Practical Magic The story begins by involving a family that has had witches for 300 years and because of an ancient curse the husband’s will die with the signal of the death watch beetle serving as their advanced warning to avoid the heartbreak that comes with love. The film Practical Magic is based upon the book written by Alice Hoffman in 1995. The character Sally, played by Sandra Bullock, attempts to thwart the curse by casting a spell creating a man she feels does not exist,…

The Color Purple by Alice Walker, written in 1982, is a great work of literature for many reasons. Although it has been banned from schools there are multiple writings that have been published to establish this work’s literary merit. This book has had great historical and social impacts and it contains great rhetorical strength. Walker’s book has been very impactful in the social and historical realms. The book is very graphic and it brings up gender and racism issues through the plot,…

I have personally read Wes Moore’s book and went to see him speak in McCain Auditorium this past week. Personally I thought it was very interesting how he really didn’t talk as much about the book as I thought he might. He talked about how the title was created and more about the backstory of the book. While I was reading the book I could see many theories from our lectures, and also picked up on some things he said in his speech. In the book Wes talks about his own life and “the other Wes…

she was at the peak of her career. Taylor was less of a celebrity after her two rehab admittances and especially when she married an arbitrary construction worker. However, she geared the last bits of her fame toward finding the cure for HIV/AIDS. Actress Elizabeth Taylor became the public’s sweetheart with her…

In the short story “Eleven”, Sandra Cisneros depicts Rachel as a shy and awkward child who is alienated in her social life due to being insecure. Cisneros uses various figurative devices and language to show Rachel’s exterior personality as well as her wise, but arrogant thoughts. Rachel’s lack of dialogue showing her adversity to speaking up and going against the social norms shows the reader that she is insecure about her personality. She is so opposed to speaking against her teacher, an…